SHAMAKHI Shamakhi was first menfioned as Kamachia by ancient Greco-Roman geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus in the 1st to 2nd century CE. Shamakhi was an important town during the Middle Ages and served as capital of the Shirvanshah state from the 8th to 15th centuries and capital of the independent Shirvan Khanate. The main landmark of the […]
Read More...SHAKI The city of Sheki is located 380 km to the west of Baku close to Georgian border. Sheki is set in a picturesque mountain area rich in narrow gorges and green valleys, springs, purest rivers, water falls and mineral water springs framed by dense woods and alpine meadows. Not far from Sheki in one […]
Read More...GOBUSTAN NATURE RESERVE Gobustan – an open-air museum, historical reserve – is located to the south of the city of Ba- ku. Gobustan was the residence of primifive people, as evidenced by rock painfings – petro- glyphs. Cave painfings help us understand the life style, tradifions, customs, and culture of primifive people. Archaeologists managed to […]
Read More...ATESHGAH – YANARDAGH The temple of eternal fire Ateshgah is a unique masterpiece among the sights of Azerbaijan. Its fame goes far beyond the city of Baku, in which it is located and known pracfically throughout the world. The temple, which you can see today, is a pentagonal structure with a crenellated wall and an […]
Read More...JUMA MOSQUE Juma mosque in Icheri Sheher has been funcfioning since the 12th century. This mosque was built in 1899 with the money of the Baku patron of art Haji Shihali Dadashev. The mosque was built on the site of the temple of fire worshipers. In the XIV century the temple was tur- ned into […]
Read More...CARAVANSERAI IN BAKU The caravanserais are considered one of the main sights of Baku. They were built on tra- de routes from East to West and were guest houses for recreafion, designed for travelers and traders, including animal rooms. All ca- ravanserais were divided into two types: open and closed. Closed caravan-sarais were small fortresses, […]
Read More...SHIRVANSHAHS PALACE At the highest point of the Old City (Icheri Sheher) there is a unique structure – the Palace of Shirvanshahs, the former residence of the rulers of Shirvan. Amazing beauty complex in ad- difion to the palace includes the court Diwan-khan, the tomb, the mosque of 1441, as well as the bath and […]
Read More...HEYDAR ALIYEV CENTER The cultural center of Heydar Aliyev is loca- ted on the eponymous avenue in Baku. Hey- dar Aliyev Center is something extraordina- ry, snow-white, big, beaufiful, amazing ima- ginafion. The author of this beauty is the English architect Zaha Hadid. The center was opened in 2012. In 2014 it is recognized as […]
Read More...MAIDEN TOWER The majesfic monumental structure the Maiden Tower rises on the territory of the fortress of Icheri Sheher and is a symbol of the city of Baku. The tower has many legends that make it more mysterious and interesfing. The tower is a stone cylinder with a diameter of 16.5 me- ters and a […]
Read More...Bakü Havaalanı Şehir Merkezi Ulaşım Nasıl Gidilir Bakü Azerbaycan’ın başkenti ve aynı zamanda şehir merkezinde “Haydar Aliyev Uluslararası Hava limanı” isminde bir hava alanına sahiptir. Bakü Hava limanından Şehir Merkezi’ne Ulaşım nasıl sağlanır, şehir için nasıl gidilir gelinir türünde bilgiler verelim. Şehir Merkezi Havaalanı Arası Kaç Km 26 km (Trafik yoğunluğuna göre süre uzayabiliyor) Bakü Şehir Merkezinden […]
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